Poland Implements The ECN+ Directive, And Much More

On 20 May 2023, the amendment to the Polish Act on Competition and Consumers Protection (the "Amendment") will enter into force. The main aim of the amendment is to transpose Directive (EU) 2019/1 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 to authorise the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market (the "ECN+").

Indeed, the amendment follows the ECN+ stipulations by introducing several changes to the existing public enforcement regime and powers of the Polish Competition Authority (the "PCA"). These include, in particular, the leniency programme, framework for intra-EU cooperation and liability of business associations.